All the great teams do it, win the ball back as soon as you’ve lost it by pressing as a team in small units and as a team ready to set up another attack.

When you do get caught on the break, make sure your defenders know their roles to slow the attacks down for the support to get back.

If it breaks down in the middle, your players need to be thinking about recovering straight away. Make it a habit with this session.

Press high and defend from the front. Teach your players how to nullify the oppositions outlet and win the ball high up the pitch with this session.

Make defending a challenge that the whole team relishes. Work your players hard with this session to develop their mentality into one that looks to win the ball back as quickly as possible.

Create defenders capable to reading the game effectively and making the right decisions as to where to tackle or where to channel the attackers to slow them down. This stems from their balance and team structure which this session looks to develop.

Stay compact, stay disciplined and protect a lead by defending deep with this session.

Develop the ability to sit back and soak up pressure by inviting pressure to turn the ball over and counter-attack at pace.